South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Last Friday the International Court of Justice rejected the South African government’s request to explicitly order a ceasefire in the Gaza war on the grounds of genocide — although the SA government apparently interprets the ruling as effectively ordering Israel to suspend its war. The ICJ did accept the possibility […]
It was not “security threats” but “plain antisemitsm” that led Cricket SA (CSA) to “arbitrarily” strip David Teeger of his captaincy of the Under19 Protea squad, said the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in a statement released after a meeting with CSA today. During the meeting CSA “categorically failed […]
The son of a Nazi war criminal has flown to Israel to encourage her people to remain strong in the midst of the barbarity committed against them. Austrian-born Pastor Werner Oder, who leads the Tuckton Christian Centre in Bournemouth, England, had a radical conversion to Christ who set him free […]
The future of the Jewish people in Europe – and even in America – is at great risk, with many leaving for Israel or being advised to do so. Much of the shocking rise in worldwide antisemitism that is behind this mass exodus has been witnessed by Dr Fred Wright, […]
A letter from World Rugby confirms that the South African Rugby Union (Saru) disinvited an Israeli rugby team from a competition as a result of threats of violence from extremists in SA, says South African Friends of Israel (Safi). Safi spokesperson Bafana Modise says in a press statement that in […]
The SA Zionist Federation (SAZF) says it is considering “taking further action” against the University of Cape Town (UCT) for failing to condemn an event on the campus two weeks ago at which extremist Islamic propaganda was screened. The event was hosted by the UCT Palestine Solidarity Forum (PSF) which […]
A group of South African Christian supporters of Israel participated in a lively protest outside Parliament last Friday to warn the government about its hostile attitude to Israel and to wake up Church leaders regarding the truth about Israel. In a video clip of the event, [see video below] author, […]
I have been immersed during recent months in a series of new books on the Holocaust. Fresh testimonies from people who experienced the sheer terror and trauma of those hellish days keep emerging into the cold light of day, even 77 years after the horror of the concentration camps was […]
Originally published in Religion News During the Cold War, Russia’s refusal to allow Jews to leave the country reflected its political aims. The same is likely true today, a Jewish studies scholar explains. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression […]
Leaders from around the world have spoken out against appropriation of the term “apartheid” from its historical South African context with the goal of defaming and isolating Israel by portraying it as a racist entity. At a conference at the end of Junes, co-hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), […]